Hedging
/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who hedges (in various senses).
- 2 an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement wordnet
- 3 Any plant used to form a hedge.
- 4 any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change wordnet
- 5 The use of intentionally ambiguous or noncommittal statements. composition
"Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book."
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- 6 the practice of taking a position in one market to offset and balance against the risk adopted by assuming a position in a contrary or opposing market or investment
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of hedge form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book."